In 2013, Bain died from complications of a stroke. In 1997, he did a tv commercial for Klondike Ice Cream Bars as well as some for baseball on ESPN. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Within a year of Diff'rent Strokes' debut, Gary Since then Dixie Carter,who played Mrs. Drummond for one [1] Ross also had a recurring role on the series Family Matters as "Weasel". representation. She will live on in our hearts forever, and will be sorely missed. As a result, from the later first season and on into the second season, Plato became a regular character. On April 10, 2010, Carter died in Houston, Texas, of complications from endometrial cancer, as per ABC News. refused to let her appear in such a film. car with his own after an argument. Melanie Watson (now Bernhardt) played Arnold's friend Born in Bronx, New York, on March 4, 1971, Shavar Ross would find himself landing the iconic role of Dudley Johnson in the hit classic television show, "Diff'rent Strokes," when he was only 8 years old. She also had a long career as a stage actress. Prince of Bel Air, Married with Children, Homeboys in Outer Space, The Keenen Ivory Wayans in early on -- Dana was chosen for the lead role in "The Exorcist" but her adoptive mother On-screen this was explained with her character often said to be away at her private school; in reality the producers were still undecided whether the character was extraneous to the format, with the option that she could simply be faded into the background and written out as away studying should they choose to drop her. run, which lasted from 1978 to 1986. He appeared in Kid Rock's "Cowboy" video. were able to re-unite for lunch after contacting each other via this site). He It was such a relief to be around a kind, generous man who wanted nothing from me and who did nothing but love and nurture me. His favorite car is a Hummer. [40] Season 8 was released on May 29, 2018. (she had said in more recent interviews that she was not Her experiences behind bars also seemed to change more than just her career finished a movie with Todd Bridges. (2005) - S10E04 Blonde Ambition, Never Have I Ever (2020) - S01E05 started a nuclear war. Gary had a brief appearance on Family Guy in the episode Brian Goes Back to College. Rae eventually made it to Broadway where, in 1956, she landed the role of Mammy Yokum in "Li'l Abner." From Mobley, dehydrated and anemic, was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease and advised to retire from acting. shot on Geraldo, but the pilot did not sell and the project was scrapped. years. defeated Vanilla Ice on a 2002 episode of Celebrity Boxing. He has since worked as a director, pastor, and entrepreneur. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. . games. also did an episode of Fantasy Island with Peter Graves, Eve Plumb and the rest of the cast. 1980, Ross landed his first recurring television role on NBC's Diff'rent Strokes as "Dudley", the best friend of Gary Coleman's character, "Arnold Jackson". has done voices in The Little Mermaid, Tiny Toon Adventures, 101 Dalmatians: The Series, He died at 12:05 pm MDT (18:05 UTC) on May 28 at the age of 42. Shavar Ross, better known for his role as Gary Coleman's character's best friend on the '80s series "Diff'rent Strokes," is now a father of two and has stepped away from acting. In the first, season 5's "A Growing Problem," Willis moves out of the penthouse to live with Jerry (Lawrence Monoson) who abuses alcohol. [26] Her son, Tyler, died by suicide in 2010. Season 1 was also released in Regions 2 & 5 on October 6, 2008. He had another recurring role on the hit ABC TV series Family Matters as "Weasel". Robbie Jason (Steven Mond), another recurring school friend, also makes his first appearance in that episode. performance in the 1997 straight-to-video epic "Different Strokes." Market data provided by Factset. Shavar Ross is the actor who brought the "Dudley" character to life. In 1989, Bridges was arrested for attempted murder in the shooting of a drug dealer. Lanny Lambert in December 1983. She did a He continues to pursue acting and voice acting work (for example, as the title role in Dave the Barbarian, Coleman Productions was formed, for the purpose of starring the youngster in theatrical Ten-year-old Coleman, meanwhile, had caught producers' attention after appearing in a number of commercials and TV guest roles, and the previous year had starred in three pilot episodes by Lear that attempted to revive the Little Rascals film series of the 1920-40s. She has been married to actor Hal Holbrook since 1984. Although billed on the opening credits of each episode, Plato appeared only semi-regularly for much of the first season. #55. to up and coming young people with the love of the art as myself. I now am 36 (updated), single (updated: he was engaged to be married in the spring of 2001), and an attorney Hervey appeared in an episode of Hogan Knows Best ("Twilight of a God") alongside She played the recurring role of Sylvia Schnauser, the wife of Officer Leo Schnauser (Al Lewis), in 10 episodes of Car 54, Where Are You? Some of her other Broadway credits included Three Wishes for Jamie (1952), The Threepenny Opera (1954) and Li'l Abner (1956). a lesbian and was only experimenting). information. tapes out called "Dixie Carter's Unworkout" and "Yoga for You." My name is Martine Allard. While working on "Diff'rent Strokes," Bridges and Dana Plato began to experiment with drugs. eliminated on the first question after failing to correctly answer the question, "Which month has an extra day during a leap year?" with the ending varying depending on whom he was addressing. See production, box office & company info, [Entering the living room after dumping cigarettes butts in the trash], Stage 42, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA. Goodman gained a measure of newspaper column alongside Richard Dean Anderson in a guest role on MacGyver; and a regenerated hellspawn in the episode "The Burning Man" from the He He has two children. Having appeared on such shows as "Little House on the Prairie," "The Waltons," and the critically acclaimed mini-series "Roots," Bridges was arguably the most experienced of the show's trio of young stars. Volz, of Mesa, recognized for her trademark white bun, worked in vaudeville and radio as a young woman but didn't find He appeared in the following movies: Brotherhood of Death (1976), The introduction of Maggie and Sam had not boosted ratings, and in the spring of 1985, in the face of sagging ratings, NBC cancelled Diff'rent Strokes. difficult to cast. Consequently, Danny was ordered to stay 100 yards from his wife and son. called Night Trap as a scantily clad victim. for me anymore. of 1988 and her husband reportedly left her the same week. The misadventures of a wealthy Manhattan family who adopted the children of their late African American housekeeper from Harlem. Sadly, he would outlive two of his young co-stars and see a third descend into a life plagued with drug abuse and brushes with the law. He still remained in the public eye, albeit as the central character in His mother took Shavar and his sister to Macon, Georgia, while his father went to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. moment in a TV show, movie, or music video you want to share. Other appearances include Magnum, P.I., Chicago He was a member of for a pharmaceutical firm and his mother was a nurse. The success of the spin-off led to several Strokes/Facts crossovers in the ensuing years. Bridges' life took a dark turn with the cancelation of "Diff'rent Strokes" in 1986. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. in March of 1998. for a short stint, but her new notoriety managed to get her work in the "no publicity is cartoon series The Gary Coleman Show (1983), with April 6, 1972 in Los Angeles, California. I Despite having made $25,000 an episode while on the series, she was often broke and was working as a cashier at a dry cleaning store. She died on August 5, 2018, at her home in Los Angeles, California. But currently, the only time I hear "Oh my kid, that guy was on Her parents were in vaudeville and billed And Mary Dixie was born on July 6, 1970. The Tracy Morgan Show, and various Hervey served as the head of public relations for HealthSouth Corporation in Birmingham, Alabama during events that would lead to a massive fraud scandal. Advertisement Shavar Ross, who played Dudley Ramsey/Dudley Johnson on "Diff'rent Strokes" and Weasel on "Family Matters," is 47 years old today. The Diff'rent Strokes cast appeared in the first episode of The Facts of Life (at one point, Drummond asks Mrs. Garrett "Are you sure we can't change your mind to come back to us?"). wrote a book: Trying to get to Heaven: Opinions of a Tennessee Talker. Dixie Carter lasted two seasons as Drummond's wife, Maggie. He had replaced Stewie since he owed him a favor. Her character took down The Gooch! He was 42. He ranked at #71 on VH1's 100 Greatest Kid Stars. She sang with a band as a young woman but stayed out of performing until about the 1950s when she did community theater. with a deadly weapon after he shot an alleged crack dealer. He was casting a new sitcom for NBC which was to become 3 Diff'rent Strokes: Arnold and Dudley Get Molested Diff'rent Strokesfollowed the lives of two young brothers from Harlem, Arnold and Willis, after their mother died and they were adopted by the wealthy Mr. Drummond. The [42] They subsequently re-released the first and second seasons on DVD on July 15, 2014. His mother took Shavar the other cast members worked, and after Todd Bridges appeared, was encouraged by Vanilla Ice to say "What'chu talkin' 'bout, Willis?" If you or anyone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Diff'rent Strokes was also known for its many "very special episodes," most notably an anti-drug episode ("The Reporter") that featured First Lady Nancy Reagan, who promoted her "Just Say No" campaign, and "The Bicycle Man", a two-part episode that guest starred Gordon Jump as a pedophile who lures Arnold and Dudley into his bicycle shop and attempts to molest them. From there I began my in the television series, but by an uncredited voice actor who voiced the car for various Universal Studios promotions.). Also first appearing in the second season was Arnold's best friend Dudley Johnson (Shavar Ross), first seen in the episode "Teacher's Pet". time.). of 1988 and her husband reportedly left her the same week. My dad let me have a sip of Cristal at New Year's. mother (Linda Strain who was a 16-year-old unwed mother already struggling to support Early episodes mostly address typical family sit-com issues, but as the series progresses, it sometimes focuses on more serious topics, including drug abuse, alcoholism, hitchhiking, child abuse and crime. According to Reuters, he was lucid the following day but soon slipped into unconsciousness. or redistributed. He ends the commercial by saying, "Pay your bills on time and everyone will love you." Rae appeared in every first season episode and part of the second season before she left for the spin-off series The Facts of Life. in their directors guild program which I landed. custody of Tyler. Get the best of Fox News' entertainment coverage, right in your inbox. bones fracture easily. Mary Jo Catlett , the third houskeeper Pearl Gallagher, was born In 1993, she voiced the character Aunt Pristine Figg in Tom and Jerry: The Movie. Arnold and Dudley give into peer pressure and experiment with smoking. According to a hospital spokesman, Coleman was "conscious and lucid" the next morning, but his condition subsequently worsened. At birth, he was diagnosed with a number of serious maladies, most notably focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, a congenital autoimmune condition that damages the kidneys. is/was a spokesperson for BellSouth. This same episode introduces wheelchair-aided Melanie Watson, born with osteogenesis imperfecta, as Kathy Gordon, who continued to guest-star one episode per season until Season 6. an 18-month-old child) gave her up for adoption as an infant and she was taken in by a In 2008, he played a "prosperity preacher" on David Alan Grier's show Chocolate News on Comedy Central. [27] Bridges was also arrested on a concealed weapon charge and possession of cocaine. "Diff'rent Strokes" Football Father (TV Episode 1980) - IMDb Edna Garrett was the housekeeper for the Drummond family at their Park Avenue apartment in New York City. in January of 1992, when As Sam, the son of Maggie McKinney, a new love interest and later wife of Phillip Drummond played by Dixie Carter, Danny was introduced to reverse the show's declining ratings. A "very special" Diff'rent Strokes that's terrifying for all the wrong She remained with the show until its cancellation at NBC. Other famous roles include the voice of Montana Max in the cartoon Tiny Toon Adventures; who she is.". Hope, Designing Women, The Bold and the Beautiful, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. He is known for his recurring television role as Dudley Johnson, Gary Coleman's best friend in the NBC sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, Alex "Weasel" Parks in the ABC sitcom Family Matters, and as "Reggie the Reckless" in the fifth installment of the Friday the 13th movie series Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985). With his distinctive square jaw, bushy mustache, and toothy smile, Tari was ubiquitous on 1970s and '80s TV, appearing on everything from "Starsky and Hutch" to "Happy Days." Dana landed roles on over 100 TV commercials as a ", To his credit, Bain often refused to comment on his co-stars' troubles. [23] In February 1991, she was arrested after robbing a Las Vegas video store armed with a pellet gun. in 1985-1986. She was also famous in the '80s for her recurring role as Aunt Sophia on the '80s sitcom Diff'rent Most of that money was supposed to go into a trust fund set up by Coleman's parents in 1980. Coleman occasionally is able to cash in on his camp value to members of Generation X, by appearing in cameo roles in film and TV. "Diff'rent Strokes" Football Father (TV Episode 1980) Shavar Ross as Dudley Johnson. I do list my acting "career" on my resume, so Bridges was offered the role without needing an audition. The cast reunited at the TV Land Awards in 2007 and 2011, where it won the award for Pop Culture Icon. He appeared as the grandpa in the 1990 movie, Postcards Thanks for your interest in me. career as a stage manager / assistant director, which I'm still working as Rae next starred as Edna Garrett in Diff'rent Strokes, which premiered on NBC on November 3, 1978. Hype in 1995. She was married to Robert Bernhardt on January 8, 1994 and they divorced on July 26, 1996. Tragic Details About The Cast Of Diff'rent Strokes - Grunge.com But "Diff'rent Strokes" is remembered mostly for its child stars' adult drug and money troubles. Since there was a new fresh-faced kid in the house with Sam, Arnold now had his own little sidekick and was happy to be a "big brother" for a change. Diff'rent Strokes (TV Series) Football Father (1980) Roberto was portrayed by Sal Lopez and Eddie was portrayed by Shannon Presby. prospects -- Dana came out as a lesbian in a 1998 issue of the Sapphic pride in Biloxi, Mississippi and grew up in Brandon, Mississippi. As part of this, Arnold's school life also gradually began to feature more in many episodes; this increased in subsequent seasons. She appeared in such popular films as Grease, Grease 2, playing Blanche (the principal's assistant), and in the movie She turned plenty of heads with her scintillating Featuring Conrad Bain, then best known for his role as Dr. Arthur Harmon on Lear's "Maude," as per Biography, as white millionaire widower Phillip Drummond who adopts two inner city kids from Harlem, "Diff'rent Strokes" tackled the touchy subjects of race and class with sensitivity and humor. The following day, Plato and her fianc,Robert Menchaca, traveled in their motorhome to Moore, Oklahoma, to visit Menchaca's family. Reelpreviews.com. In November 2015, she released her autobiography, The Facts of My Life, which was co-written with her son, Larry Strauss. [citation needed], After it was canceled the show returned to ABC's schedule in June for three months of summer reruns, which ended on August 30, 1986. graduated from law school. Randy, Marlon, Jermaine, and Jackie Jackson. More recently, he has made guest appearances on television series such as Fresh we having nothing against Robert Menchaca (her fiance at the time of her death). In her marraige to Arthur she had two Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. A more humorous episode on pollution and the environment ("Green Hair") had Kimberly's hair turning green from acid rain. Entertainment Tomorrow, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shavar_Ross&oldid=1142302881, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 17:24. After high school, I got an economics degree from UC Berkeley and a law the bowling team. season, was born May 25, 1939 in McLemoresville, TN. Volz appeared on a semi-regular basis, but was not added to the opening credits, instead always credited with the guest cast on the closing credits. 1977-1979. She married Director Eric Dean Seaton on July 2, 2011. Gary Coleman Dana and Lanny would divorce Soon, she began to feel that her body was, in her own words, "wrong," and that her success hinged on changing her physical appearance. Family Guy(1999) - S17E04 Big Trouble in Little Quahog, The Great North (2021) - S01E10 Game of Snownes Adventure. "I am deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Conrad as we were looking forward to celebrating his 90th birthday next month," Bridges told FOX411 in a statement. ", Conrad Stafford Bain attended high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, deciding on his life's work after an appearance as the stage manager in a high school production of "Our Town.". The Facts of Life main cast included Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn and Nancy McKeon (1980-1988). In 2001, Martine e-mailed me with some information and an update: "I want 2 introduce myself. He is an avid hockey fan and often participates in celebrity They are expecting their first child on March 22, 2012. in Hollywood as a producer of sports vignettes and as a director. She blasted her way back into the headlines Volz, born in Montrose, Iowa, on June 18, 1908, first hit the stage as a toddler. After the man's true nature became known, Arnold escaped to look for help and the man nearly raped Kimberly before the police arrived to arrest him. However, behind the scenes, the cast of "Diff'rent Strokes" found that life rarely offered the easy answers and happy endings of a sitcom. Arnold and Dudley give into peer pressure and experiment with smoking. Dixie passed away April 10, 2010 in Houston, TX of complications of endometrial cancer. She was in the Robin Williams' movie 'What Dreams May Come True' in 1998. Dixie Carter and Danny Cooksey portrayed recently divorced television aerobics instructor Margaret "Maggie" McKinney and her son Sam. She later worked as a dietitian at the school and opened a gourmet food venture named Edna's Edibles. She and her husband, Her other After leaving Colorado he lived briefly in Tucson, Rae received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the role in 1982. when that changes I'll be sure to keep you up to date. (Dana did grab a Although in her first appearance, in the episode "Cyrano De Jackson", she is sweet on Arnold, in subsequent appearances, the pair were enemies, often squabbling and trading insults, a recurring theme until the end of the series (although Lisa's final appearance, in the penultimate episode of the show's run, "The Photo Club", sees the pair addressing their differences and striking a truce of sorts). Catlett joined the main cast, appeared in almost every episode until the end of the show's run, and was billed on the opening credits from the sixth season onward. so episodes. With his remaining kidney failing, Coleman was forced to urinate with the aid of a surgically created bypass opening in his side. to be a professional advantage when he began appearing in Chicago-area TV commercials; even The He made an appearance on Vibe (a talk show hosted by Sinbad) along with Todd Bridges and Dana Plato on November 6th, 1997. The Kid With the Broken Halo (1982). The final season ranked 69th out of 106 shows and averaged an 11.5 household rating.[14]. She blasted her way back into the headlines Before being cast as Arnold Jackson in "Diff'rent Strokes," Coleman made memorable appearances on Lear's hit comedies "The Jeffersons" and "Good Times.". Updated Mach 2012: Nikki is still working as an Assistant Director. Easily Charlotte Rae made her television debut in a 1954 episode of The United States Steel Hour. For three seasons, Jackson appeared as Charlene DuPrey, the squeaky-clean love interest of Todd Bridges' Willis Jackson. Long story short, acting was taking Coleman was then placed on life support after suffering an intracranial hemorrhage and died on May 28 from complications of his injury at age 42.[22]. The first and second seasons of Diff'rent Strokes also starred Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges and Dana Plato. [Willis has just learned his close friend has died in an auto accident]. "Nobody knows her name, but everybody knows (Although Hasselhoff, in his costume as Michael Knight appears, the voice of K.I.T.T. "The first thing I ever tried was pot, and Dana made that first time possible," Bridges writes. They met on the set of the 2006 comedy film Church Ball. and Six Feet Under. small part in "Exorcist II: The Heretic," a film that has been voted one of the worst of all The first season dealt with common topics such as various growing-up and adjustment issues experienced by Arnold and Willis, and mild culture clashes. stardom. I appeared as OK. a lesbian and was only experimenting). Rae would return for the 1984 episode The Wedding. She performed some of the lyrics for the first season theme song. In March 1996, he founded the company "Interplay Pictures" Bridges' more high-profile role was as Monk, a shell-shocked Vietnam veteran, conspiracy theorist, and nephew of Chris's boss Doc on the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. Diff'rent Strokes" is when my little sister wants to harass me in a public "Diff'rent Strokes" Where There's Smoke (TV Episode 1984) - IMDb In the second, season 7's "Cheers to Arnold," Arnold must deal with Ricky (Robert Jayne), a classmate whom he catches drinking a thermos of alcohol in the school bathroom. Melanie Watson was born Melanie Lynne My next job was as stage production assistant on 'Living Single'. Sexually assaulted by his trusted publicist at age 12, Bridges was left feeling confused and betrayed. for DVD", "Diff'rent Strokes And Together We'll Be Fine! As he grew older, Coleman's as Pearl Sperling in The Fall Guy and as Miz Emma Tidsale, the postmistress, on The Dukes of Hazzard. As with Day-Glo, Rubik's Cube, Valley girls, Care Bears, Mr. T, the Smurfs and other artifacts from the early 1980s, Coleman's popularity coincided with the childhood of a particularly productive generation of internet users, and in 2008 he remains a minor cult figure. my information and the write up of the 2 episodes I appeared in from your Some of her other sitcom guest appearances included The Love Boat, 227, Baby Talk, Can't Hurry Love (which starred Nancy McKeon), The King of Queens and Girl Meets World. Rae starred as Mrs. Garrett (Mrs. G), who was the housemother at the prestigious Eastland School for Girls in Peekskill, New York. As reported by The New York Post, Coleman pleaded no contest and was ordered to attend anger management classes. Carmella Robinson in two episodes in 1984. women's vintage clothing boutique called, "Revival Vintage" Ross enjoyed a long career and was a familiar face throughout the 1990s on such shows as "Growing Pains" and "Family Matters." I had to get to sleep so I could get up for the kids and do the TV show Monday-Friday. Plots that saw Mr. Drummond searching for love, and stories that mildly addressed racism were also sometimes featured. and appeared on other talk shows such as The Merv Griffin Show. His parents separated when he was seven years old.

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